Lovely, lovely cat Carol!Have a nice (snowy???) and Happy Christmas eve.From rainy grey Paris with some macarons and "vin chaud".And...thank you so much for your fantastic blog! It's a marvellous Christmas gift 280 times in a year!Marie-Paule

I love and adore your "rescued painting"this morning. I'd love to know the historyof that picture....and how you got fromthere to here. It shows your history Ithink...and hints at the exciting pathsahead for you. My daughter is takingme to Paris with her in April (we hope).Won't that be wonderful AND adventurous.

Thank you for your scrumptious breakfasts...perfect start to m'day.hugs~ Barbara in the Mojave

I have a question for you...which brand of hot chocolate mix do you recommend that would be the most equivalent to Angelina's hot chocolate? I just went to William Sonoma and to my distress, I found out their "Rich and Creamy Hot Chocolate" is no longer available. So, of course I had to ask the chocolat chaud expert which she prefers...HELP!!! Are there any on Amazon????

And the answer IS!!!There is nothing like Angelina hot chocolate including the stuff they sell there.You could always take the best, most $$$$ chocolate bar and grate it up. That's pretty much what they do. Sorry but it's true.What I do is: 1-2 Tblsp Valrhona cocoa($$$) 1-2 Tablsp of Marie-Belle Dark 1-2 Tablsp of Les Confitures a l'Ancienne powdered chocolate + a sprinkle of cinnamonMake a thick slurry with cold water added graduallyThen heat up in the nuker for 1+ minutes, making sure it does not boil over.Voila!EnjoyCarol

Hey, It's always great to see your blog. I wasn't in the net during a long time and I'm very happy to see every news things.I wish your Christmas day was good.Like we say in France, joyeux noël and passez de Bonnes fêtes!